NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Astra 1KR

Launch Time
Thu Apr 20, 2006 20:27 UTC

Rocket

Atlas V 411
Image Credit: ULA
ILS
Status: Retired
Price: $115.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,489 kN
Payload to LEO: 12,030 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,950 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 1
Rocket Height: 58.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.8 m

Mission Details

Astra 1KR

Astra 1KR is one of the Astra geostationary satellites owned by SES. It was launched in April 2006 as a replacement for Astra 1K, which failed to reach orbit on launch in 2002.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,332.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2006

13th orbital launch attempt

Atlas V

8th mission
2nd mission of 2006
8th successful mission